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Back in the City: Taipei
Day 1 - June 16 Before returning to Canada, we figured we'd stop by Taipei for a few days since the airline we took had to change planes...
Letters from Old Manila
Day 1 - June 5 We boarded the China Airlines flight out of Vancouver and headed to Taipei for the next 13 hours or so. It was a very...
Amah's 76th Birthday
Amah Gilda celebrated her 76th birthday surrounded by family, good food and cake. We flew to Manila in order not to miss this occasion...
BBQ Pit Boy: Sam's Rotisserie Chicken BBQ
A whole chicken rubbed with spices and roasted over charcoal and hickory cannot be beat. The rub is a tried-and-true blend of brown...
BBQ Pit Boy: Sam's Low and Slow Pork Ribs
There's nothing that signals the approach of summer quite like the smell of smoke and the crackle of fire in my horizontal smoker. This...
One on One with McCartney
The very first record I ever bought was the Beatles "Second Album" featuring hits such as "She Loves You", Roll over Beethoven", and many...
J's Viet-Style Grilled Pork Chops
Along with the ever popular pho, most Vietnamese places would have grilled pork chops or chicken rice plate. Those one dish meals that...
Manila Eats: Chicken BBQ
A delicacy one never forgets and if you've never had it, time to get on a plane to the Philippines to enjoy BBQ chicken (or just follow...
Seoul to Soul: Galbi Gui
A few years ago while vacationing in Seoul, the one dish we had many times was the ubiquitous Korean galbi (beef ribs) grilled gui over a...
Day Hike to Lindeman Lake
One thing we're never short of in this region of Canada is nature. We are surrounded by mountains, forests, oceans, lakes and rivers....
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